Chepén District

District in La Libertad, Peru
Chepén
District
Country Peru
RegionLa Libertad
ProvinceChepén
FoundedApril 18, 1935
CapitalChepén
Area
 • Total287.34 km2 (110.94 sq mi)
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total44,228
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO130401

Chepén District is one of three districts of the province Chepén in Peru.[1] It is the second largest city of La Libertad, rice production center in the valleys of Chepen and Jequetepeque, and an active trading activities with neighboring Guadalupe and San Pedro de Lloc and other towns. It has factories in industrial dyes, food and primary production.

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
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